Guide Me If You Dare-Chapter 168: DECLARATION OF WAR

SO, IT’S time to confess my crimes.

Yuno felt like he had to beg Ki Gayoon’s forgiveness, so he got up and kneeled in front of his boyfriend.

Hyung is quiet, but I’d rather have him yell at me.

Because a calm-looking Ki Gayoon was one hundred times scarier than a yelling Ki Gayoon.

"Hyung, I won’t be mad if you yell at me."

"Would yelling at you solve the problem?"

Aigoo.

Yuno let out a long sigh before confessing the truth. "E-Class Guides can use their life force for a more effective Guiding."

Ki Gayoon clenched his jaw, but he still didn’t raise his voice. "Did you use your life force when you guided Lee Sarang recently?"

"I had to since that was the only way to bring Sarang Noona back to normal."

"Then, have you used your life force to Guide me in the past?"

"Uhm, yes..."

Ki Gayoon shut his eyes tight. "Noh Yuno, you really want to kill me by giving me a bad heart attack, don’t you?"

"Hyung, I know using my life force sounds extreme. But I swear it’s not like that," Yuno said, slightly panicking. "I’m overflowing with Mana, and I can turn the excess Mana as a replacement for the life force I lose. But, of course, it’s only possible if the life force I used was a small amount."

"How "small" of an amount we’re talking about here in terms of lifespan?"

"A day or two?"

"So, you lost at least one day of your life after guiding Lee Sarang?"

"Uhm, yes..."

"And you lost the same number of days because of me?"

"Uhm, yes..."

Ki Gayoon sighed before opening his eyes.

Oh.

They’re glowing red...

"Noh Yuno, I’m going to say something that you’ll hate."

"Then don’t say it?"

"I won’t let you guide other Espers from now on— I don’t care if they’re dying," Ki Gayoon said firmly. "And I’m not going to ask you to guide me either unless I’m on the verge of a Rampage. But even then, you’re not allowed to use your life force on me."

"What if Hyung is dying—"

"I won’t die."

"Hyung."

"I won’t let you use your life force on me, and I’ll do my best to break your curse and live," Ki Gayoon said determinedly. "Just don’t ever use your life force again, Noh Yuno."

Yuno wanted to say: "My life force, my choice."

But he didn’t have the heart to say that after seeing the devastated look on Ki Gayoon’s face.

"Hyung, why do you have that look on your face...?"

Like Ki Gayoon’s world had crumbled.

It’s probably self-loathing.

"Because I didn’t even notice that you used your life force on me. I just thought your touch felt different as an E-Class Guide," Ki Gayoon said, scowling. "If Lee Sarang didn’t tell me her observation, then I wouldn’t have known."

So, it was Lee Sarang.

Noona, you’re a snitch...

"I’m sorry," Ki Gayoon said, obviously blaming himself even though none of it was his fault. "I should have paid more attention to you. Just because you’re my Exclusive Guide doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your life force for me."

"Hyung, you don’t have to apologize for that..."

"Promise me you won’t use your life force again."

"I can’t promise you that, Hyung."

"Noh Yuno—"

"I can’t let you die, Hyung. If my life force can save you, then I’m going to use it," Yuno said firmly. "I don’t want to lose you."

Ki Gayoon looked conflicted, probably why he just kept his mouth shut.

And then the Esper suddenly stood up.

Wait, what?

"Hyung, you’re leaving the room?" Yuno complained lightly. "But you said before that if we were going to fight, we should fight next to each other. Why are you suddenly walking out on me?"

"I’m not walking out on you," Ki Gayoon said, avoiding Yuno’s gaze. "I’m just going to work out in the indoor gym on the second floor. You’ll be safe here."

Aigoo.

Hyung is running away...

***

AHJUHYUNG must have lost his mind.

When Yuno woke up that morning, he realized that Ki Gayoon hadn’t returned to their room all night.

That coward...!

Yuno quickly got up, washed his face and brushed his teeth in the connecting bathroom, and then stormed out of the bedroom.

He heard a voice in the dining hall, so he went straight there.

But instead of Ki Gayoon, someone else greeted him.

Oh, right.

Ahjuhyung asked this hyung-nim to be my temporary bodyguard, so I shouldn’t be surprised to see him here.

"Good morning, Madam," Kang Dabin— Ki Gayoon’s sand manipulator friend and Lucca’s Esper— greeted him cheerfully. "Actually, it’s already afternoon. Would you like to have a late lunch with me? I just talked to Gayoonnie and he asked me to feed you."

"Dabin Hyung-nim, where did Ahjuhyung go?"

"’Ahjuhyung?’"

"That’s what I call Gayoon Hyung when I’m upset with him."

Kang Dabin blinked, and then he burst out laughing.

"Dabin Hyung-nim, stop laughing. Can you bring me to where Ahjuhyung is?"

"No can do, Madam."

"But why?"

"Gayoonnie is very busy at the moment," Kang Dabin said, and then he lent Yuno his phone. "Look at the trending news, Madam."

And Yuno did.

There were two trending news.

The second trending news was about Lee Sarang getting admitted to Seowon Hospital because of Mo Hanjin’s "negligence."

And the top trending news...

""President Kwak Hakjae of the Esper Association, along with Esper Ki Gayoon-nim, headed to the National Guide Bureau to arrest Guide Mo Hanjin-nim,"" Yuno read the number one trending news out loud. ""President Kwak Hakjae says the safety of Esper Lee Sarang-nim is the Association’s top priority at the moment.""

Oh.

It has started.

***

"SASA, I don’t recommend checking the internet right now," Moon Noa said playfully when he noticed Lee Sarang pull out her phone from her Inventory. "Most people are bashing Mo Hanjin at the moment."

Lee Sarang, who was lying down on the hospital bed, dropped her phone.

Right now, Moon Noa was keeping an eye on Lee Sarang in one of the VIP rooms of Seowon Hospital.

Well, he rented the entire VIP floor.

Since he was just a Guide who couldn’t fight Espers, of course, Leehan was with him.

And some of Yoonyoon’s elite team members are scattered here.

"Noa-nim, do you know why Team Leader Bambi-ssi is trying to control us?" Lee Sarang asked hesitantly. "I’ve only thought about these things now that my head is clear."

"Who knows?" Moon Noa answered, shrugging. "If I knew what Bambam’s goal was, then I would have saved Binbin a long time ago."

***

WE WERE caught off-guard.

Bambi clenched his hands tight, maintaining a stoic expression in front of President Kwak Hakjae and Ki Gayoon.

The two went to the National Guide Bureau for an official visit.

We only received Esper Lee Sarang-ssi’s complaint towards Guide Mo Hanjin-ssi this morning, and yet they’re already here.

President Kwak Hakjae and Ki Gayoon didn’t come alone.

The other executives of the Esper Association were also there.

And, of course, the reporters.

Not just any reporters— the ones who came were from reputable news stations.

Only Moon Noa could summon those people.

Haaah.

Bambi was annoyed that Moon Noa and Ki Gayoon outsmarted them with this surprise attack, but he was more worried about Ryu Sungbin.

Sungbin Hyung’s plan to use Esper Lee Sarang-ssi against Gayoon Hyung failed...

That thing would definitely punish Ryu Sungbin heavily.

***

KI GAYOON was summoned.

Hence, while Kwak Hakjae and Kim Munhee were in the middle of an intense verbal fight, he slipped away and left the conference room.

And then he went to the rooftop.

"Has Lee Sarang returned to normal?"

Hah!

Gayoon couldn’t help but laugh bitterly at Ryu Sungbin’s audacity. "Do you think you have the right to ask about Lee Sarang after you tried to kill her?"

Ryu Sungbin puffed out smoke from his cigarette before responding. "Was that what Lee Sarang said? That we tried to kill her?"

"Don’t even think about making a liar out of Lee Sarang."

"If the other kids are here, they would be disheartened to hear how much you care about Lee Sarang when you don’t do the same for them."

"Why did you do it, you bastard?" Gayoon asked through gritted teeth, clenching his hands tight to keep himself calm. He couldn’t go on a Rampage. After all, he didn’t want Yuno to guide him in the meantime. "The only thing I asked you back then was to keep the kids alive. Why did you suddenly try to kill Lee Sarang? She’s our maknae!"

"Did I cross the line you set, Gayoon-ah? Killing one of our own?"

"What do you think, you bastard?"

Ryu Sungbin chuckled bitterly while shaking his head. "Then you’re already too late— that line has been crossed a long time ago."

Gayoon knitted his eyebrows. "What do you mean—"

BOOM!

The ground suddenly shook hard because of an explosion.

And the Mana that he felt...

Jin Sooin? And Gu Inwoo?!

Gu Inwoo was one of the Espers that Gayoon brought with him.

If Gu Inwoo is fighting Jin Sooin, then Jin Sooin probably did something.

Gayoon turned to Ryu Sungbin to give him one last warning, but the bastard was already gone.

The fuck?

Did Ryu Sungbin receive a teleportation skill?

***

RYU SUNGBIN’s plan failed.

Well, half of it.

He succeeded in his secondary hidden goal— but he was the only one who knew about it. But, as a result, that thing would only see his recent movement as a failure, and he would be punished.

When Ryu Sungbin entered that thing’s room, he was greeted by a sharp wind blade that almost hit his eye.

If he didn’t tilt his head, he would have been blind already.

"You foolish bastard! I told you to lock up Lee Sarang. But, thanks to your stupid plan, Lee Sarang is now under Ki Gayoon’s custody!"

Precisely.

Ryu Sungbin remained stoic as he bowed his head in apology. "I’m sorry for failing, Matthew."

***

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